Barclays is a small motel, one of a line of motels of varying size along Ulster Road, the road north to Auckland. It is not in the centre, but there are several unexciting restaurants and a Pac n Save supermarket a very short drive away, while the centre is about 5 mins drive. There is wi-fi broadband in the rooms (not cheap at $2 for 15 mins) and a guest laundry. Rooms are pretty basic but everything works. Our unit at $115 had king-size bed, armchair and chair, full kitchen with microwave, kettle, toaster, coffee plunger/cafetiere, and small table and chairs. During our stay, the motel was completely overrun by children who used the courtyard outside our window as a tennis court or football pitch until late evening, so it was not very quiet.
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